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Madhya Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 183 · 1977
Balaghat
Winner — 1977
NAND KISHORE SHRAMA
INC· INC
INC 65.9%JNP 25.6%5 others 8.5%
Votes
35,111
65.9% share
Winning margin
21,443
40.2% of votes
Total candidates
7
Turnout
67.2%
of 79,282
Balaghat is a safe seat — NAND KISHORE SHRAMA won by 40.2%.
Seat history
All Candidates
7 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | NAND KISHORE SHRAMA | INC | 35,111 | 65.9% |
| 2 | GOURISHNKAR BISEN | Janata | 13,668 | 25.6% |
| 3 | KANKAR MUJARE | IND | 1,823 | 3.4% |
| 4 | KASARSHANKARLAL | IND | 1,408 | 2.6% |
| 5 | TUNDEELAL BHOLARAM | IND | 686 | 1.3% |
| 6 | RAMSWARUO SHUKLA H.R. SHUKLA | IND | 449 | 0.8% |
| 7 | VIJAY KUMAR TIWARI | IND | 163 | 0.3% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
Affidavit details — declared assets, criminal cases and education — aren't available for this seat yet. The results above are complete; only the candidate-affidavit layer is missing.
Average turnout (57th), a closer-than-average contest, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe40.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 17.8% · min 0.5% · max 47.5%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
83%
lowerhigher
57th of 230How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.11
fewer partiesmore parties
180th of 230How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.9%
lowerhigher
107th of 230Where does the house stand?
SEAT
320 seats · 161 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.11EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 65.9%JNP 25.6%OTH 8.5%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
18,73,046
Density
233 / km²
Sex ratio
965 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
8,025 km²
SC population11.2%
ST population39.0%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
92%HINDU
Hindu 92.1%Muslim 7.2%Other 0.7%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water48.2%
Electricity83.0%
Sanitation22.4%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births92.8%
Children fully vaccinated77.4%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER31.4%
Children underweight (under 5)44.0%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER50.1%
Women literate59.5%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER13.3%
Clean cooking fuel61.6%
Health insurance43.7%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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